Comparison of the sensitivity and specificity of electrocardiographic criteria for left ventricular hypertrophy according to the Romhilt-Estes, Sokolow-Lyon, Cornell and Rodríguez padial methods;Comparación de la sensibilidad y especificidad de los criterios electrocardiográficos para la hipertrofia ventricular izquierda según métodos de Romhilt-Estes, Sokolow-Lyon, Cornell y Rodríguez Padial

Revista Espanola de Cardiologia

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 31-35

  Cabezas, María ^a,b   Comellas, Alejandro ^a   Gómez, José Ramón ^a   Grillo, Luis López ^a   Casal, Humberto ^a   Carrillo, Nelson ^a   Camero, Rafael ^a   Castillo, Rafael ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE CARACAS   (Venezuela)

^b NONE   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD;

ADULT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 2542634189     PISSN: 03008932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-8932(97)73173-7     Document Type: Article

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